Supplemental oil reservoir



April 22, 1924. v 1,491,719

H. C. MOORE v SUPPLEMENTAL OIL RESERVOIR Filed July 18. 1922 1 a =-Ji 11gun/0214101,

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Patented Apr. 22, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF'lCE.

SUPPLEMENTAL Application filed July 18,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that HARLEY C. MOORE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Prescott, in the county of Ogemaw and State ofMichigan, has invented new and useful Improvements in Supplemental OilReservoirs, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient meanswhereby an extra or supplemental supply of lubricating oil may readilybe carried by a vehicle of the motor-driven type in such a position andrelation to the parts of the mechanism as to be maintained at a propertemperature even in cold weather to adapt it to flow readily to thepoint of application to the mechanism as for example to the crank case,and whereby the transfer of the contents thereof to the crank case orother part of the mechanism requiring lubrication may be effected withfacility and without loss of time to the operator and moreover withoutthe risk of wastage; and with these objects in view the inventionconsists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferredembodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aview in perspective of a supplemental oil reservoir and supporting meansarranged in operative relation with the motor of a vehicle of the typeindicated.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same.

Figure 3 is a detail plan view of the bracket by which the oil can orreceptacle is supported.

The device consists essentially of a preferably rectangular oil can orreceptacle and a bracket 11, shown in detail in Figure 3, forming a seatfor the can or receptacle and which is adapted to be supported upon themotor cylinders as indicated at 12 simply by engaging the requisitenumber of the cylinder head bolts 13 with suitable openings 14 formed inforwardly directed arms 15 constituting elements of the bracket. In theconstruction illustrated the bracket consists of longitudinal bars 16connected near their ends by transverse members 17 which are extended toform the arms 15, said transverse members being provided with front andrear upstanding arms 18 and 19 of which the latter which are yieldabletransversely OIL RESERVOIR.

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turned to form ears 21 for bearing contact with the ends of the can orreceptacle to prevent endwise displacement.

The bracket constituting a substantial seat for the can or receptaclemay thus be attached to and remain in fixed relation with the motorcylinders and may be provided in a convenient position at one end with afaucet 22 adapted, if desired, to be locked or secured againstsurreptitious opening, and when it is desired to supply oil to the crankcasing indicated at 23 a conveyor tube 24 may be arranged toconnect thefaucet with the filling opening 25 of said crank case, the conveyor tubepreferably being reduced in diameter toward its upper end so as tosnugly fit the outlet of the faucet and thereby minimize the risk ofloss of the oil in its transfer from the reservoir through the crankcase. To guide the operator in supplying oil to the crank case a gaugeglass 26 may be arranged in communication therewith at any convenientpoint.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is Areservoir support adapted to be applied to an engine casing comprising abracket having angularly disposed end portions, one portion adapted tobe secured to the engine casing, the extremity of the other portionbeing resilient and having a catch, and an arm passing transverselythrough the portion of the bracket which is secured to the engine casingand disposed parallel with the resilient portion of the bracket, saidarm adapted to extend along the side of the engine casing and in contacttherewith and provided at its lower end with a brace portion which isinclined upwardly and attached to the portion of the bracket which issecured to the engine casing at a point intermediate the ends thereof.

In testimony whereof he atfixes his signature.

HARLEY C. MOORE.

